So, I'm in San Antonio for some work training and I just checked my email. Guess what? I received an email from a person at the "Risk Managment" department at the City informing me that, "The staff that supervises Jaden’s camp will receive additional training on anaphylaxis and the use of an EpiPen on Thursday, June 24, 2010. While we hope that none of the staff will ever need to draw upon this knowledge, we wanted them to have the additional information so that they are confident in their abilities to utilize the EpiPen should the need arise."
He also stated that they are utilizing the "Anaphylaxis Emergency Action Plan" which I submitted to them and requested that I have J's doctor fill it out and sign it along with signing it myself. I am so happy about this. This means that all children in our city can go to camp and not worry that God forbid if they do have an anaphylactic reaction they must handle it themselves. Parents in the city can rest assured that their children will be cared for appropriately, and the staff working these wonderfully fun camps no longer have to worry about losing their jobs should they decide to do the right thing if they see a child in distress. I think this is a big victory for all children and citizens in our city.
Right now they are only focusing on Epi-pens, but it is my hope that the city will soon expand this to allow their employees to care for children who suffer from diabetes and other similar ailments also. It is not often, when well monitored, that the use of devices such as Epi-pens become necessary, but it sure is nice to know that should it become necessary, there will be a responsible adult there to help all children in this predicament.
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